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October 23, 2019
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P: Saving copy not saving over jpg file

working on Catalina OS. saving file extension works now but does not save over jpg when saving it creates a copy which is annoying and time consuming to fix

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sushicat12
Known Participant
September 29, 2020

Isn't the latest version 21.2.4?

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Participating Frequently
September 29, 2020

I just downloaded v21.2.4 on Catalina and tested with jpg and png and it seems the issue is finally resolved! Don't take my words for it, once you get v21.2.4 please report. If this works, it means that Adobe does in fact fixes bugs, but man oh man, after such long time...

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Participating Frequently
September 29, 2020

I concur with Angel_Jackson. Have just updated to the latest Photoshop release (v21.2.3) for Mac and this copy jpg problem persists!

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angelikiEmblem
Participating Frequently
September 29, 2020

Just did the update. The problem remains.

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Participating Frequently
September 29, 2020

I guess I should have wrote that when I did a test, it didn't add a copy, it replaced as it asks.  If you have the creative cloud app, you should see the update in there.

 

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Participating Frequently
September 29, 2020

Thanks. Seems like I shouldn't have to force it to look for updates.

 

As I update, can someone confirm the saving behavior?

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JohanElzenga
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Community Expert
September 29, 2020

No, not Windows only. Click on the three dots and choose 'check for Updates' if the update does not show yet.

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-- Johan W. Elzenga
Participating Frequently
September 29, 2020

Lucky you. 21.2.3 is most current for me. Maybe a slow rollout? Maybe Windows only.

 

It's not about "Save as copy" (which I never use) as much as it is adding "copy" when you've requested "replace"

 

Can someone else look, update and test it out? I'd love to stop grinding my teeth about this. 

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Participating Frequently
September 29, 2020

There is an update to version 21.2.4 and it seems to have fixed this.  Updated Photoshop this morning and did a test, worked fine.  The "Save as Copy" box isn't greyed out anymore.

 

Try updating and see if it works.

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Ben Onkelinx
Participating Frequently
September 29, 2020

Just some jpg's, the same as the other 2... it's incredible.
And i didn't do anything else.
Maybe cause it were the first ones i did this morning, i got no clue...

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